F1 UK Coverage Thread - 2019 Season

NOTE - All broadcasting line-ups are SUBJECT TO CHANGE between now and the Australian Grand Prix. The teams below are the 2018 line-up, plus any changes publicly confirmed.

Channel 4 F1

– Steve Jones (Presenter)

– Ben Edwards (Commentator)

– David Coulthard (Commentator + Pundit)

– Eddie Jordan (Pundit)

– Mark Webber (Pundit)

– Susie Wolff (Pundit)

– Murray Walker (Online)

Channel 4 will screen...

1) LIVE coverage of the British Grand Prix

2) Highlights of every other race

Channel 4 F1 is…

– available to watch on-demand via All4

Sky Sports F1

– Simon Lazenby (Presenter)

– Natalie Pinkham (Pitlane)

– David Croft (Commentator)

– Martin Brundle (Commentator + Pundit)

– Anthony Davidson (Pundit)

– Damon Hill (Pundit)

– Jenson Button (Pundit)

– Johnny Herbert (Pundit)

– Karun Chandhok (Pitlane)

– Nico Rosberg (Pundit)

– Paul di Resta (Pundit)

– Ted Kravitz (Pitlane)

Sky Sports F1 will screen...

– every Qualifying and Race LIVE uninterrupted advert free

– every F1 Practice session LIVE

– Formula Two and GP3 LIVE uninterrupted advert free

– interviews and other tidbits on Sky Sports News with Rachel Brookes and Craig Slater reporters

Sky Sports F1 is...

– available to people with Sky on channel 406 who have the Sports package, or the legacy HD Pack pre-dating April 2013

– available to people with Virgin Media on channel 506 who have the Sky Sports package (HD is on channel 517)

– available to watch in ultra HD (4K) via Sky Q

– not available to people with Freeview or BT

– available on Sky Go with the relevant subscription

– available on Xbox One/360 for Sky customers with an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription

– available on Now TV for £6.99 per day, £10.99 a week or £31.99 a month

BBC 5 Live F1

– Jack Nicholls (Commentator)

– Jolyon Palmer (Commentator)

– Jennie Gow (Pitlane)

BBC F1 is…

– available to listen to again for up to 7 days on BBC iPlayer

– available to listen live online for every race in 2019

Other bits

– Sky Sports will broadcast Formula 1 exclusively from 2019 to 2024

– Channel 4 will broadcast Formula 1 highlights in 2019

– The BBC radio deal is 2016 through to 2021 inclusive

– Channel 4’s Formula 1 coverage is produced by Whisper Films

– Channel 4’s theme tune is Fleetwood Mac – The Chain

– Sky’s theme tune is Alistair Griffin – Just Drive

Regarding the disclaimer at the top of the above post, there have been changes at Sky with Button and Chandhok coming in. It's possible there will be further changes in and out between now and the start of the season.

Sky Sports Mobile TV on iDevices is available for 30 days at £4.99. May now be at £9.99 as I may have some legacy price. That lets you get two or three full weekends and other sport should you wish. But you’re restricted to watching on that device. iPads let you scale up so the biggest picture is available on an iPad Pro. Hold it close and it’s cinema screen size!

I'm quite depressed about the coming season. Last season C4's coverage was fantastic and in complete contrast to how stale and dull Sky's was. Sky need to ditch the 'banter', ditch the focus on the presenter's personalities and ditch Johnny Herbert. Make Brundle, Chandhok and HIll the focus - they are thoughtful, knowledgable and articulate, so capable of producing some very interesting telly. Croft, Herbert and Lazenby are none of those things. They need to do what they're doing with their football coverage - try to be a little less Paul Merson and a little more Gary Neville.

Was chatting today with my connection at SS (as they call it.)
Keep a lookout closer to the start of the season for an offer from SkySports that allows you to get 3 races for £18.
No contract. Cancel anytime.

Was chatting today with my connection at SS (as they call it.)
Keep a lookout closer to the start of the season for an offer from SkySports that allows you to get 3 races for £18.
No contract. Cancel anytime.

Jp

This sounds like the standard deal that you can get for Sky Sports. £18 a month for one channel, with no contract.

Was chatting today with my connection at SS (as they call it.)
Keep a lookout closer to the start of the season for an offer from SkySports that allows you to get 3 races for £18.
No contract. Cancel anytime.

Jp

I would say that it makes sense to do that a bit into the season. Sky will want to squeeze the last few Sky Sports contracts out. Once they are sure (but, perhaps they are already) that saturation has been reached, then they will offer cheaper options - any money is better than none. In the end, they want everyone to contribute as much money as they have to it.

I would say that it makes sense to do that a bit into the season. Sky will want to squeeze the last few Sky Sports contracts out. Once they are sure (but, perhaps they are already) that saturation has been reached, then they will offer cheaper options - any money is better than none. In the end, they want everyone to contribute as much money as they have to it.

This may well be the case. I hear that want to have multiple deals going at the same time to confuse the punter into a bigger spend that they bargain for... be aware.
Jp

I was just wetting myself at the thought of Herbert being a Mark Blundell impressionist! It all falls into place now, for I had long forgotten (or so I thought) Blundell's rambling punditry for ITV. Herbert is of a similar breed, it seems.

I'm looking forward to the effect of Jenson Button and Karen Chandhock on the punditry this season. I recall liking JB back in the day when BAR was excluded for a couple of races, and he jumped into the commentary box with ease temporarily. KC was a wonderful find on Channel 4's coverage, so I'm glad we'll be seeing more of him.